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Smart bridges
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Among her many research projects is the I-35W bridge—assistant professor Lauren Linderman is part of a team that's scrutinizing measurements from hundreds of sensors on the Minneapolis bridge.
Smart economies
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Distinguished McKnight University Professor Saif Benjaafar is a leading authority on sharing economy business models and the smart technology that propels them.
Smart fabrics
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Assistant professor Julianna Abel is developing and enhancing smart materials and structures—most of them inspired by knitting and textiles.
Improving mobility for visually impaired pedestrians
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CSE researcher Chen-Fu Liao is integrating a Bluetooth smart system with his Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signal (MAPS) app—and testing is happening this summer in Stillwater, MN.
CSE by the numbers: Research and Tech Commercialization
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The University of Minnesota is a nationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship and research commercialization. See all the latest numbers.
Energy researchers break the catalytic speed limit
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A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered new technology that can speed up chemical reactions 10,000 times faster than the current reaction rate limit.
Crosswalk safety for pedestrians
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Researchers gather data on driver behavior to reduce pedestrian traffic fatalities in the Twin Cities.
New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors
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Researchers have developed a unique new device that provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near perfect efficiency.
Weighing galactic wind provides clues to evolution of galaxies
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New data from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, of the famous Cigar Galaxy (M82) reveals how material that affects the evolution of galaxies may get into intergalactic space.
Moving, speaking robots help detect autism earlier
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U researchers have enlisted a few mechanical assistants in their efforts to help children with autism spectrum disorder benefit from early interventions.